Editor's Blog

Feb
20

Editorial Monday 20 February 2012: Shaping the agenda for the Number 10 health reform round table non-summit

10 Downing Street preparing for round-table non-summit 20.2.2012 - health reforms. (None of this really happened. Obviously.) ...................................................................... Click
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Feb
17

Editorial Thursday 16 February 2012: An ending

Our friend Jayne [http://www.healthpolicyinsight.com/?q=node/1311] died today. She was looked after with dignity and respect
Feb
16

Guest editorial Wednesday 15 February 2012: Deconstructing #SimonBurns4SOS's 10 reasons why we need a Health Bill

Regular readers of Health Policy Insight will be familiar with our longstanding campaign to see him replace Mr Lansley as
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Feb
15

Editor’s blog 25th February 2009: Sad news, better news and drunken psychology

Good evening. The unavoidable and sad news of the death early this morning of Opposition Leader David Cameron’s son
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Feb
14

Editorial Tuesday 14 Feb 2012: Health Policy Intelligence 39 & 40: Is PM Cameron to be Mr Lansley's "as one" or assassin?

PM Cameron: Andrew Lansley and I are “as one”; DPM Clegg: “Andrew Lansley right man for the job”; Baroness Williams:
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Feb
14

Editorial Monday 13 Feb 2012: With Baroness Williams' Section Three-ectomy bid, is PM "as one" with Mr Lansley or aiming at him?

I doff my hat to Baroness Williams: she keeps a mean poker face [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x82q96_lady-gaga-poker-face-piano-acoustic_
1 min read
Feb
14

Editorial Wednesday 1 February 2012: DH briefing notes of Government amendments to Health And Social Care Bill

The DH has published its briefing notes on the latest (incomplete) proposed amendments to the Health And Social Care Bill
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Feb
14

Editorial Monday 6 February 2012: Financial privilege may give Speaker Bercow power of life or death over Health Bill

I am very grateful to a longstanding reader for sending in the following analysis of a potential way through this
6 min read
Feb
14

Editorial Monday 6 February 2012: How many of Don Berwick's 10 health reform tests would the Health Bill pass?

I'm grateful to National Voices on Twitter [https://twitter.com/#!/NVTweeting/status/166578050744594432] for reminding me of the
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Feb
14

Editorial Tuesday 7 February 2012: The Times, they are for changing (the Health Secretary)

Valentine's Day is a week today, and it looks as if some of the Tory High Command are
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